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New Initiative Surveys Seafarers' Experiences of Misconduct at Sea

Published Apr 16, 2026 8:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The global shipping industry is attempting to come to grips with an ongoing problem with sexual harassment and assault. Surveys in...

A Temporary Corridor Strategy for Hormuz

Published Apr 16, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

[By Frank Bell] The Strait of Hormuz does not need to be made safe to reopen global shipping. It only needs to be made governable....

Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sets Post-Vietnam Record for Longest Deployment

Published Apr 16, 2026 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford has set a new and unwanted post-Vietnam record, achieving 297 days of continuous deployment -...

Executive Interview: Jason Montague, Chief Luxury Officer, NCLH

Published Apr 16, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

Welcome back, Jason! It's been five years since you last graced our cover. They were tough times. Covid had just begun. The cruise...

Iran Continues to Sell Oil Out of its Floating Storage Reserve

Published Apr 16, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

In addition to the inbound Iranian tanker traffic that has passed by the new U.S. blockade of Iranian seaports, Iran continues to...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Transitions to a New CEO

Published Apr 16, 2026 2:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Ports

Jacques Vandermeiren, the man who is credited for making the Port of Antwerp-Bruges one of the largest ports in Europe, has steppe...

Why Network Engineers Are Worried About the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

Published Apr 16, 2026 1:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The Strait of Hormuz blockade has been widely analyzed from a global energy impact perspective, but network engineers are also con...

Fincantieri Gets Order Valued at Over $2.3B for Three Princess Cruise Ships

Published Apr 15, 2026 10:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruises confirmed an order for three new large cruise ships va...

U.S. Treasury Takes Aim at Iran's Shamkhani Shipping Network

Published Apr 15, 2026 10:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The U.S. Treasury is once again taking aim at the network of Iranian "shadow fleet" industry leader Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, so...

Russian Strike Hits Foreign-Flagged Bulker Off Coast of Odesa

Published Apr 15, 2026 9:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On Tuesday morning, Russian forces hit a foreign-flagged merchant ship at a port in the Odesa region, according to Ukrainian autho...

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